before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to abandon; to leave behind
to turn against; to become an enemy
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
in one's own way or style
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
troubled face; worried expression
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to look around; to look towards (us)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
wherein; therein; thereinto
and then; and so; and; so then
to join together; to combine; to join up
while alive; during one's lifetime
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
work; business; company; study